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AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX vs Intel Core i9-13980HX

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
65.4Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i9-13980HX
58.9Inno Score
63.7Single-core64.8
71.2Multi-core63.1
40Efficiency28.9
72iGPU50
75.4Platform75.4
9 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX5 spec wins — Intel Core i9-13980HX

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 65.4 to 58.9, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+22) and efficiency (+11). Intel Core i9-13980HX still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX

  • Stronger Multi-core score: 71 vs 63
  • Stronger efficiency score: 40 vs 29
  • Stronger iGPU score: 72 vs 50
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 8
  • 78% higher L3 cache: 64 MB vs 36 MB

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i9-13980HX

  • 109% higher Max TDP: 157 W vs 75 W
  • 100% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 64 GB
  • 50% higher cores: 24 vs 16

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core i9-13980HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core i9-13980HX
Announced20232023
Process5 nm+50%10 nm
Base TDP55 W55 W
Max TDP75 W157 W+109%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core i9-13980HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core i9-13980HX
Cores1624+50%
Performance cores16+100%8
Efficiency cores—16
Threads3232
Base clock2.5 GHz+14%2.2 GHz
Boost clock5.4 GHz5.6 GHz+4%
L3 cache64 MB+78%36 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core i9-13980HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core i9-13980HX
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MIntel UHD Graphics
iGPU clock2,200 MHz+33%1,650 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core i9-13980HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core i9-13980HX
Memory supportDDR5-5200DDR5-5600 / DDR4-3200
Max memory64 GB128 GB+100%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core i9-13980HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core i9-13980HX
Geekbench 6 (single)2,900+3%Top 29%2,810Top 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)17,200+3%Top 23%16,700Top 27%
Cinebench R23 (single)2,030Top 26%2,120+4%Top 20%
Cinebench R23 (multi)34,100+18%Top 11%28,900Top 15%
PassMark53,000+19%Top 12%44,700Top 18%

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